Overview
- Gaza health officials say 30 Palestinian bodies were received at Nasser Hospital, bringing the total repatriated under the truce to 225, with many showing signs reported as torture and most still unidentified due to scarce DNA capacity.
- Israel confirmed the remains returned by Hamas were identified as Amiram Cooper, 84, and Sahar Baruch, 25, with the transfers facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
- Israeli forces carried out additional "selective" strikes despite the ceasefire, with reports of air and tank fire near Khan Younis and around Gaza City on multiple days this week.
- A senior U.S. official said a 24-hour deadline for Hamas fighters to leave the designated "yellow zone" expired Thursday, warning Israel would target Hamas positions behind that line if they stayed.
- Turkey announced eight foreign ministers will meet Monday in Istanbul to discuss the next phase of the Gaza agreement and how to support the fragile arrangement.